Thanks for posting these Claude....very helpful. My enthusiasm for the Fuji S5 is somewhat tempered by your comparison but I think I'll wait to see more before I make up my mind.

From your your tests it looks like the sunbursts you got with the S5 are SLIGHTLY better than the D200. There appears to be a little more gradation with the S5 however it would impossible to say definitively unless the exact same shot was taken at the very same instant by both cameras.

Tres concluant, very conclusive. wedding photography being after passport photography in my line of favorite activities, I will make my decision very carefully as to yes or no, stupid as it may seem, the fact that you cant swap battery is a major downer for me. I have enough nick nack on a trip to carry even with out this little irritant.

Dr Bob has posted on the digi diver forums saying that he thinks the camera is much better than the D200 for sunbursts. He hasn't posted any back to back tests, but he has used the D200 a lot, so is probably a decent judge.

Dr Bob has posted on the digi diver forums saying that he thinks the camera is much better than the D200 for sunbursts. He hasn't posted any back to back tests, but he has used the D200 a lot, so is probably a decent judge.

Yes Alex but to say it in the best way I can - so not to start any bru-ha-ha, I'd take any of his advice with a lot of skepticism and ? his motives.

I'd much rather listen to Claude!!!! (He rocks!!)........ B)

And I think the Fuji S5 will be good u/w, possibly better than the d200 especially for the shallow water stuff I do with lots of "sky" in it. I'll keep an eye on the RAW converters for the Fuji raw files, etc. too before I get it. (But I'm also looking into loading a better curve profile in my d200).

Anyway I'll need to get a backup/topside DSLR at some point and it will probably be the S5.

I think in order to entirely get rid of the sunburst problem it needs something doing HDR pictures right out of the camera, meaning a lot of f-stops. I believe the Fuji has a noticeable advantage in dynamic range making sense for a lot of applications. But not is such a huge way to deal visibly better with sunburst. Although it might be interesting to see if you can pull out more details out of the shadows instead of evaluating margin against highlight clipping only.

I would love to have a backup to my 5D with fewer megapixels but more dynamic range. Would be very tempting to me.